The Emerging Blog

Blue Coupe

2011-08-25T14:26:28+00:00

Blue Coupe featuring Dennis Dunaway (The Alice Cooper Group), Albert & Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) with special guest Gord Lewis (Teenage Head) @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton ON - AUG 20 2011

Blue Coupe comprises the long awaited reunion of Albert and Joe Bouchard, founding members of Blue Öyster Cult, on drums and guitar respectively, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, Dennis Dunaway, founder of the Alice Cooper Group, on bass.

www.bluecoupeband.com

Special guest - Gord Lewis

See more images on Flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/sets/72157627497128638

Junior Boys, Miracle Fortress & Huren

2011-06-10T15:43:16+00:00

Junior Boys, Miracle Fortress & Huren @ Leander Boat Club, Hamilton ON - JUNE 8 2011

Leander Boat Club, Hamilton, ON

Huren

Miracle Fortress

Junior Boys

See more images on Flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/sets/72157626798896733

Long Point

2011-06-09T18:56:05+00:00

One of my very most favorite places to go is Long Point on Lake Erie in Ontario. Last weekend the hubby & I went out there for little getaway. The weather was a bit moody on Saturday, but after the rain I grabbed the camera and we went for a walk along Erie Blvd. Lots of really cute cottages here. AND OH what I would do to own a beach house here! Would someone like to ~~lend~~ give me about $400 - $500,000? *sigh*

When we approached the lake, we were a little freaked out to see the shoreline completely lined with dead smelt (long and shiny little fishies). Was it lighting from the storm? Freaky. After googling, it seems they die off after spawning. Extra stress from the storm probably also helped this along. Bum rap!

Mike & I @ the beach, workin on our pasty city-folk tans :)

See more images on Flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/sets/72157626782817349

Harlequin Valentine @ FAT - 04.29.2011

2011-04-07T18:08:56+00:00

I’m very excited to announce that my series of photographs “Harlequin Valentine” will be on display the final day of Toronto Alternative Arts & Fashion Week this year - April 29th 2011. If you’ve never been to FAT and you love fashion and art then you are missing out!

Full schedule and ticket info here: www.alternativefashionweek.com

Hope to see you there!

The Reason

2011-04-07T17:11:05+00:00

I finally saw these guys for the first time at this show (The Casbah, Hamilton ON - February 10th 2011) and have been hooked on them and their latest album “Fools” ever since. Great upbeat rockin tunes that you get addicted to on first listen and they had such a great energy on stage. Highly recommend you check them out if you haven’t yet!

www.thereasonmusic.com

See more images on Flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/sets/72157626025635938

Harlequin Valentine

2011-02-14T16:33:26+00:00

“Harlequin Valentine” was conceptualized by stylist Tasha Farrington of Pretty Deadly Stylz and inspired by a novel of the same name written by Neil Gaiman. Farrington’s vision was brought to life by photographer Stephanie Bell of Emerging Design & Photography, models Cait M (Elite) and Layna Brett, makeup artist Ainsley Graham, and hair stylist Jenny Bell. Designers featured include: Ego Assassin, Starkers Corsets, Bīzune Fashion, Veruca Cyn and more.

Check out the spread in Auxiliary Magazine here (pg 48 - 57):
www.issuu.com/auxiliarymagazine/docs/februarymarch11

. . .

In you I recognized my valentine, my other self, someone who could transform me, mold me. Bend me to your will. I give of my heart freely, to my Columbine. But to give my heart, beating bloody heart, and to see what you do with it. Pulling, stripping me bare. Losing myself in your grip, you turn me inside out. And as I lay there at your mercy, I know now you have forsaken that love.

Oh, a Harlequin in love, is a sorry creature indeed.

Behind the Scenes Video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQu4SQ75iG0

The Crew:

Photography by: Stephanie Bell - www.emergingdesign.ca

Style & Creative Direction: Pretty Deadly Stylz - www.modelmayhem.com/PrettyDeadlyStylz

Hair: Jenny Bell - www.modelmayhem.com/373351

Makeup: Ainsley Graham - www.modelmayhem.com/1258131

Models:
Cait M (Elite) - www.modelmayhem.com/1447978
Layna Brett - www.modelmayhem.com/489439

Designers

Art With Latex
Betty Monroe
Bīzune Fashion (formally Subsequent Designs)
Ego Assassin
Fashion Whore
Gothfox Designs
KVO Designs
Purrfect Pineapples Lingerie
Starkers Corsets
Veruca Cyn

Chore.

2011-02-10T21:58:00+00:00

This past December, a band i’ve grown up with that’s very near & dear to my heart called Chore reunited for a few shows (the Juno Decades show @ The Horseshoe in Toronto most recently).

I hung out with them at a rehearsal @ Mechanical Noise studio in Dunnville (where?) early December to snag some photos & video. I also grabbed a few shots from their show @ The Phoenix in Toronto - Dec 10th, 2010.

If you’d like to catch these guys live, they have a couple gigs booked for April 1st & 2nd @ the Youth Action Center - Welland, ON. DO IT, they are awesome! And i’m not just saying this cause I happen to be married to one of them either… HA. :)

Chore “Serving Fluids” - Rehearsal in Dunnville ON - DEC 2010 from Stephanie Bell on Vimeo.

Chore

David Dunham

Mike Bell

Chris Bell

Mitch Bowden

w/ guest vocalist Terra Lightfoot

Chore @ The Phoenix

T-shirts, designed by moi!

More Photos:

Rehearsal - DEC 3 2010
www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/sets/72157626018591280/

The Phoenix - DEC 10 2010
www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/sets/72157625894297771/

Looking Out

2010-10-21T16:13:50+00:00

Finding Your Wings

2010-08-19T13:58:09+00:00

Hamilton artist Laura Hollick & I explore the theme of transformation and collaborate to create this image of The Blue Fairy. Read a little story about the image, written by Laura Hollick HERE:
www.soulartstudio.com/wordpress/2010/08/the-blue-fairy

"Finding Your Wings"

Laura Hollick with Makeup artist Sue Upton

Behind the Scenes Video:

Emerging Photo Shoot | Finding Your Wings from Stephanie Bell on Vimeo.

The Crew:

Photography by:
Stephanie Bell
www.emergingdesign.ca

Concept, Artwork, Costume & Model:
Laura Hollick
www.soulartstudio.com

Hair & Makeup:
Sue Upton
www.sueupton.ca

Punk Junk for Auxiliary

2010-06-18T04:29:29+00:00

I team up with with Pretty Deadly Stylz once again to shoot some rockin’ menswear for Auxiliary Magazine’s June / July Issue. Scroll to the bottom for BTS video!

Check out the spread here (pg’s 44-53):
www.issuu.com/auxiliarymagazine/docs/junejuly10

See more photos HERE.

Behind The Scenes:

Emerging Photo Shoot | JUNK for Auxiliary from Stephanie Bell on Vimeo.

The Crew:

Photography by:
Stephanie Bell
www.emergingdesign.ca

Style:
Pretty Deadly Stylz
www.modelmayhem.com/PrettyDeadlyStylz

Makeup:
Genavieve White
www.modelmayhem.com/566923

Hair:
Matthew James Genser
www.modelmayhem.com/matthewgenserslikeacircle

Models:
Christopher J. Nevin - www.modelmayhem.com/1309857
Trevor Nicholls - www.modelmayhem.com/1481086